2016 Ford Escape: sunroof shattered

Filed May 5, 2025 · Visibility · 119,500 miles · IN

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 58 MPH in the rain, the sunroof glass panel exploded and shattered. The contact continued driving. The contact had not sustained any injuries. The dealer was notified of the failure and provided an estimate for the repair. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and transferred the contact to the federal safety agency Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 119,500.

Filed Feb 14, 2020 · 95,000 miles · FL

While driving on I-95 in maryland on 1/29/20 when I heard an explosion and realized my sunroof had either exploded or imploded. As I drove I could hear the glass sliding on the headliner which fortunately was closed. I was able to drive to where I was staying as I was working out of state (I live in wellington, fl) , covered my car roof with a tarp and then took it in for repairs. The day it happened the weather was sunny, not very hot and there were no objects that hit the roof of my car.

Filed Oct 2, 2019 · 74,500 miles · VA

10/2/19 driving 55 MPH, large gun like explosion sound in vehicle, got to work, inspected vehicle, panoramic sunroof shattered. Nothing abnormal happened to cause it, no bumps, no trucks, no flying debri, driving by myself and not alongside any other vehicle. Driving down mechanicsville turnpike in richmond, va just crossed over laburnum road at 7:50am 10/2/19

Filed Oct 17, 2018 · Visibility · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford escape. While driving approximately 70 MPH, the sun roof exploded with a loud noise. Glass entered the vehicle and there was a large hole due to the failure. There were no injuries. The glass was removed from the sun roof area by a glass repair facility who ordered the replacement glass. The dealer was not contacted. The contact was waiting for the sun roof replacement part. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN and failure mileage were not available.

Filed Aug 3, 2018 · 43,200 miles · TX

I was driving down i25 in colorado. It was 75 with clear skies with no cars around me. Suddenly I heard a loud sound that sounded like a shot gun went off in my vehicle. We soon realized my sunroof had exploded. Nothing hit it. It just exploded. We later found out this is fairly common. Thankfully we had the shade pulled closed so no one was injured.

Filed Feb 7, 2017 · Visibility · 21,592 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford escape. While driving approximately 65 MPH the sun roof exploded upwards and made a very loud noise without warning. The glass shattered and the pieces fell inside the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who did not do anything, but stated that the failure was unusual. The dealer speculated that something may have hit the roof to cause the explosion; however, the contact disagreed. The manufacturer gave the contact a case number and promised to call the contact back. The vehicle remained at the dealer's, but was not repaired. The failure mileage was 21,592. Updated 05/10/17*lj